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Household of Duncan Sharp (born 1844, Dunbartonshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

Duncan Sharp and 8 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of Duncan Sharp, born in 1844 in Renton, Dunbartonshire, consisted of 9 members. Duncan was the head of the household, married to Elizabeth Sharp, born in 1847 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland. They had 4 children; John (born 1872 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Duncan (born 1876 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland), Catherine (born 1878 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland) and Elizabeth (born 1881 in Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were Duncan's Boarder, James (born 1861 in Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland), Duncan's Boarder, Mary Ann (born 1862 in Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland) and Duncan's Boarder, Mary (born 1862 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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Duncan Sharp's household

Male

Duncan

Sharp

Head
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife
Male

John

Sharp

Son
Male

Duncan

Sharp

Son
Female

Catherine

Sharp

Daughter
Female

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter
Male

James

Reid

Boarder
Female

Mary Ann

Sweeney

Boarder
Female

Mary

Collins

Boarder
First name(s) Duncan
Last name Sharp
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 37
Birth year 1844
Birth place Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Household members (9 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

Duncan

Sharp

Head

Married

37

1844

Renton, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sharp

Wife

Married

34

1847

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

John

Sharp

Son

-

9

1872

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Duncan

Sharp

Son

-

5

1876

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Catherine

Sharp

Daughter

-

3

1878

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

Elizabeth

Sharp

Daughter

-

0

1881

Bonhill, Dunbartonshire, Scotland

James

Reid

Boarder

Unmarried

20

1861

Ayr, Ayrshire, Scotland

Mary Ann

Sweeney

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland

Mary

Collins

Boarder

Unmarried

19

1862

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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